Test Prep Test Prep Certifications GED-SECTION-2 Questions & Answers

• Question 51:

  Refer to the following meeting minutes and answer the question?

  Employee Advocate Committee Minutes of Meeting Held:

  July 21, 2005 In Attendance:

  Dakota Mills,Vice President Rebecca Styles, Committee Chairperson Oliver Perez, Committee Secretary

  Brenda Oslowski

  Michael Wen

  Jamal Roberts Absent:

  Anthony Wilkins

  A

  1. Employee Lounge.

  (1)Brenda reported an increase in complaints about the employee lounge.

  (2)The complaints included:

  B

  (3)Jamal suggested creating a survey to determine how to best redesign the lounge.

  (4)Rebecca suggested putting a suggestion box in the lounge.

  (5)The committee agreed that a survey would be more systematic and getting more input from employees.

  (6)Michael volunteered to create the survey that he will bring a draft of to the next meeting.

  (7)Oliver volunteers to research the cost of a new microwave and refrigerator.

  (8)The need for more telephones was another complaint about the lounge that was discussed.

  C

  2. Employee Appreciation Day.

  (9)Rebecca reminded the committee that it was time to plan the annual Employee Appreciation Day, we brainstormed several ideas for Appreciation Day activities, including:

  D

  (10)Brenda noted that the company could best show its appreciation by moving quickly improving the lounge.

  (11)The committee have agreed that the survey should be completed before Employee Appreciation Day.

  E

  (13)The

  committee will reconvene next Thursday July 28 at 10 A.M.

  Sentence 11: The committee have agreed that the survey should be completed before Employee Appreciation Day.

  Which correction should be made to sentence 11?

  A.

  Change agreed to agrees.

  B.

  Replace before with preceding.

  C.

  Put should in parentheses.

  D.

  Delete have.

  E.

  No correction is necessary.

  Correct Answer: D

  The present tense helping verb have is incorrect and should be deleted. Choice a is incorrect because it changes the past tense verb to the present, making verb tense inconsistent. Choice b changes the simple, correct before to preceding, which is slightly pretentious and not as direct. Choice c puts parenthesis around necessary information, so it is incorrect. Choice e is incorrect because the verb have must be deleted.

• Question 52:

  Refer to the following meeting minutes and answer the question.

  Employee Advocate Committee Minutes of Meeting Held:

  July 21, 2005 In Attendance:

  Dakota Mills,Vice President Rebecca Styles, Committee Chairperson Oliver Perez, Committee Secretary

  Brenda Oslowski

  Michael Wen

  Jamal Roberts Absent:

  Anthony Wilkins

  A

  1. Employee Lounge.

  (1)Brenda reported an increase in complaints about the employee lounge.

  (2)The complaints included:

  B

  (3)Jamal suggested creating a survey to determine how to best redesign the lounge.

  (4)Rebecca suggested putting a suggestion box in the lounge.

  (5)The committee agreed that a survey would be more systematic and getting more input from employees.

  (6)Michael volunteered to create the survey that he will bring a draft of to the next meeting.

  (7)Oliver volunteers to research the cost of a new microwave and refrigerator.

  (8)The need for more telephones was another complaint about the lounge that was discussed.

  C

  2. Employee Appreciation Day.

  (9)Rebecca reminded the committee that it was time to plan the annual Employee Appreciation Day, we brainstormed several ideas for Appreciation Day activities, including:

  D

  (10)Brenda noted that the company could best show its appreciation by moving quickly improving the lounge.

  (11)The committee have agreed that the survey should be completed before Employee Appreciation Day.

  E

  (13)The

  committee will reconvene next Thursday July 28 at 10 A.M.

  Sentence 10: Brenda noted that the company could best show its appreciation by moving quickly improving the lounge.

  Which correction should be made to sentence 10?

  A.

  Change noted to had noted.

  B.

  Replace improving with to improve.

  C.

  Change the company to The Company.

  D.

  Move quickly to follow by.

  E.

  No correction is necessary.

  Correct Answer: B

  The sentence is describing an action, so it requires the verb to improve rather than the gerund (noun) improving. Choice a is incorrect because the memorandum is using the simple past tense; the verb should be noted, not had noted, with a past tense helping verb. Choice c is incorrect because the company is not a specific noun and should not be capitalized. Choice d is incorrect because the best placement for the adverb quickly is immediately following the verb it describes (moving). Choice e is incorrect because the verb error needs to be corrected.

• Question 53:

  Refer to the following meeting minutes and answer the question.

  Employee Advocate Committee Minutes of Meeting Held:

  July 21, 2005 In Attendance:

  Dakota Mills,Vice President Rebecca Styles, Committee Chairperson Oliver Perez, Committee Secretary

  Brenda Oslowski

  Michael Wen

  Jamal Roberts Absent:

  Anthony Wilkins

  A

  1. Employee Lounge.

  (1)Brenda reported an increase in complaints about the employee lounge.

  (2)The complaints included:

  B

  (3)Jamal suggested creating a survey to determine how to best redesign the lounge.

  (4)Rebecca suggested putting a suggestion box in the lounge.

  (5)The committee agreed that a survey would be more systematic and getting more input from employees.

  (6)Michael volunteered to create the survey that he will bring a draft of to the next meeting.

  (7)Oliver volunteers to research the cost of a new microwave and refrigerator.

  (8)The need for more telephones was another complaint about the lounge that was discusseD.

  C

  2. Employee Appreciation Day.

  (9)Rebecca reminded the committee that it was time to plan the annual Employee Appreciation Day, we brainstormed several ideas for Appreciation Day activities, including:

  D

  (10)Brenda noted that the company could best show its appreciation by moving quickly improving the lounge.

  (11)The committee have agreed that the survey should be completed before Employee Appreciation Day.

  E

  (13)The

  committee will reconvene next Thursday July 28 at 10 A.M.

  Sentence 9: Rebecca reminded the committee that it was time to plan the annual Employee Appreciation Day, we brainstormed several ideas for Appreciation Day activities, including:

  Which correction should be made to sentence 9?

  A.

  Insert commas after committee and time.

  B.

  Change the colon after including to a semicolon.

  C.

  Replace that with which.

  D.

  Change we to the committee.

  E.

  No correction is necessary.

  Correct Answer: D

  The memo refers to the committee in the third person throughout. In sentence 9, the point of view shifts to the first person we. We should be changed to the committee to maintain consistency. Choice a is incorrect because that it was time is not a nonessential phrase that should be set off by commas; it is necessary to the meaning of the sentence. Choice b is incorrect because colons are used to introduce lists. The sentence requires that, not which, since it is not selecting among choices, so choice c is incorrect. Choice e is incorrect because the pronoun shift should be corrected.

• Question 54:

  Refer to the following meeting minutes and answer the question.

  Employee Advocate Committee Minutes of Meeting Held:

  July 21, 2005 In Attendance:

  Dakota Mills,Vice President Rebecca Styles, Committee Chairperson Oliver Perez, Committee Secretary

  Brenda Oslowski

  Michael Wen

  Jamal Roberts Absent:

  Anthony Wilkins

  A

  1. Employee Lounge.

  (1)Brenda reported an increase in complaints about the employee lounge.

  (2)The complaints included:

  B

  (3)Jamal suggested creating a survey to determine how to best redesign the lounge.

  (4)Rebecca suggested putting a suggestion box in the lounge.

  (5)The committee agreed that a survey would be more systematic and getting more input from employees.

  (6)Michael volunteered to create the survey that he will bring a draft of to the next meeting.

  (7)Oliver volunteers to research the cost of a new microwave and refrigerator.

  (8)The need for more telephones was another complaint about the lounge that was discussed.

  C

  2. Employee Appreciation Day.

  (9)Rebecca reminded the committee that it was time to plan the annual Employee Appreciation Day, we brainstormed several ideas for Appreciation Day activities, including:

  D

  (10)Brenda noted that the company could best show its appreciation by moving quickly improving the lounge.

  (11)The committee have agreed that the survey should be completed before Employee Appreciation Day.

  E

  (13)The committee will reconvene next Thursday July 28 at 10 A.M.

  Sentence 9: Rebecca reminded the committee that it was time to plan the annual Employee Appreciation Day, we brainstormed several ideas for Appreciation Day activities, including:

  Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of sentence 9?

  A. Day, for we

  B. Day, therefore we

  C. Day. We

  D. Day; and we

  E. Day we

  Correct Answer: C

  Sentence 9 contains two complete thoughts and should be separated into two sentences. The sentences can be combined with a semicolon (choice d), but both sentences are rather long (especially with the list), so two separate sentences is the best choice. Choice a is incorrect because for implies a cause/effect relationship between the two independent clauses. Choice b is incorrect because it is a run-on sentence; the comma should be a semicolon or a period. Choice e is incorrect because it also creates a run-on sentence.

• Question 55:

  Refer to the following meeting minutes and answer the question.

  Employee Advocate Committee Minutes of Meeting Held:

  July 21, 2005 In Attendance:

  Dakota Mills,Vice President Rebecca Styles, Committee Chairperson Oliver Perez, Committee Secretary

  Brenda Oslowski

  Michael Wen

  Jamal Roberts Absent:

  Anthony Wilkins A

  1. Employee Lounge.

  (1)Brenda reported an increase in complaints about the employee lounge.

  (2)The complaints included:

  B

  (3)Jamal suggested creating a survey to determine how to best redesign the lounge.

  (4)Rebecca suggested putting a suggestion box in the lounge.

  (5)The committee agreed that a survey would be more systematic and getting more input from employees.

  (6)Michael volunteered to create the survey that he will bring a draft of to the next meeting.

  (7)Oliver volunteers to research the cost of a new microwave and refrigerator.

  (8)The need for more telephones was another complaint about the lounge that was discussed.

  C

  2. Employee Appreciation Day.

  (9)Rebecca reminded the committee that it was time to plan the annual Employee Appreciation Day, we brainstormed several ideas for Appreciation Day activities, including:

  D

  (10)Brenda noted that the company could best show its appreciation by moving quickly improving the lounge.

  (11)The committee have agreed that the survey should be completed before Employee Appreciation Day.

  E

  (13)The

  committee will reconvene next Thursday July 28 at 10 A.M.

  Sentence 8: The need for more telephones was another complaint about the lounge that was discussed.

  The most effective revision of sentence 8 would involve

  A.

  moving sentence 8 to follow sentence 4.

  B.

  revising for parallel structure.

  C.

  deleting the sentence from the memo.

  D.

  turning sentence 8 into a bullet point for sentence 2.

  E.

  starting a new paragraph with sentence 8.

  Correct Answer: D

  This sentence should be turned into a bullet point, since it is a complaint about the lounge and the other complaints are listed as bullets in sentence 2. Choice a is incorrect because the complaints are discussed in paragraph A, not paragraph

  B. Choice b is incorrect because there is no opportunity to use parallel structure in this sentence (however, when the sentence is moved to the bulleted list, it should be revised to fit the parallel structure of the list: insufficient telephones or not enough telephones). Choice c is incorrect because the sentence is important to the memo and should not be deleted. Choice e is incorrect because this sentence belongs in paragraph A; it should not be after paragraph B or its own paragraph.

• Question 56:

  Refer to the following meeting minutes and answer the question.

  Employee Advocate Committee Minutes of Meeting Held:

  July 21, 2005 In Attendance:

  Dakota Mills,Vice President Rebecca Styles, Committee Chairperson Oliver Perez, Committee Secretary

  Brenda Oslowski

  Michael Wen

  Jamal Roberts Absent:

  Anthony Wilkins

  A

  1. Employee Lounge.

  (1)Brenda reported an increase in complaints about the employee lounge.

  (2)The complaints included:

  B

  (3)Jamal suggested creating a survey to determine how to best redesign the lounge.

  (4)Rebecca suggested putting a suggestion box in the lounge.

  (5)The committee agreed that a survey would be more systematic and getting more input from employees.

  (6)Michael volunteered to create the survey that he will bring a draft of to the next meeting.

  (7)Oliver volunteers to research the cost of a new microwave and refrigerator.

  (8)The need for more telephones was another complaint about the lounge that was discussed.

  C

  2. Employee Appreciation Day.

  (9)Rebecca reminded the committee that it was time to plan the annual Employee Appreciation Day, we brainstormed several ideas for Appreciation Day activities, including:

  D

  (10)Brenda noted that the company could best show its appreciation by moving quickly improving the lounge.

  (11)The committee have agreed that the survey should be completed before Employee Appreciation Day.

  E

  (13)The

  committee will reconvene next Thursday July 28 at 10 A.M.

  Sentence 7: Oliver volunteers to research the cost of a new microwave and refrigerator.

  Which correction should be made to sentence 7?

  A.

  Change volunteers to volunteered.

  B.

  Replace cost of with costing.

  C.

  Change new to knew.

  D.

  Insert a hyphen between new and microwave.

  E.

  No correction is necessary.

  Correct Answer: A

  The memorandum is in the past tense, so the verb volunteers should be changed to volunteered to be consistent. Choice b is incorrect because the regular noun form cost is required here, not the present participle costing. Choice c is incorrect because knew is the past tense of know, and the adjective new is what is needed here. Choice d is incorrect because new modifies microwave, so there should not be a hyphen between them. Choice e is incorrect because the correction to verb tense should be made.

• Question 57:

  Refer to the following meeting minutes and answer the question.

  Employee Advocate Committee Minutes of Meeting Held:

  July 21, 2005 In Attendance: Dakota Mills,Vice President Rebecca Styles, Committee Chairperson Oliver Perez, Committee Secretary

  Brenda Oslowski

  Michael Wen

  Jamal Roberts Absent:

  Anthony Wilkins

  A

  1. Employee Lounge.

  (1)Brenda reported an increase in complaints about the employee lounge.

  (2)The complaints included:

  B

  (3)Jamal suggested creating a survey to determine how to best redesign the lounge.

  (4)Rebecca suggested putting a suggestion box in the lounge.

  (5)The committee agreed that a survey would be more systematic and getting more input from employees.

  (6)Michael volunteered to create the survey that he will bring a draft of to the next meeting.

  (7)Oliver volunteers to research the cost of a new microwave and refrigerator.

  (8)The need for more telephones was another complaint about the lounge that was discussed.

  C

  2. Employee Appreciation Day.

  (9)Rebecca reminded the committee that it was time to plan the annual Employee Appreciation Day, we brainstormed several ideas for Appreciation Day activities, including:

  D

  (10)Brenda noted that the company could best show its appreciation by moving quickly improving the lounge.

  (11)The committee have agreed that the survey should be completed before Employee Appreciation Day.

  E

  (13)The

  committee will reconvene next Thursday July 28 at 10 A.M.

  Sentence 6: Michael volunteered to create the survey that he will bring a draft of to the next meeting.

  Which is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence?

  A.

  that he will bring a draft of

  B.

  and will bring a draft

  C.

  bringing a draft of it

  D.

  therefore, he will bring a draft of it

  E.

  that he is going to bring a draft of

  Correct Answer: B

  This version correctly states the second action Michael will take in this compound verb: Michael volunteered and will bring a draft to the next meeting. Choice a is incorrect because it is wordy and awkward, especially with the placement of after draft. Choice c is incorrect because it is also awkward and does not have the helping verb will to indicate the future tense of the verb. Choice d is incorrect because it creates a run-on sentence. Choice e is grammatically correct but bulky and awkward because it uses is going to bring instead of will bring and because, like choice a, it places of after draft.

• Question 58:

  Refer to the following meeting minutes and answer the question.

  Employee Advocate Committee Minutes of Meeting Held:

  July 21, 2005 In Attendance:

  Dakota Mills,Vice President Rebecca Styles, Committee Chairperson Oliver Perez, Committee Secretary

  Brenda Oslowski

  Michael Wen

  Jamal Roberts Absent:

  Anthony Wilkins

  A

  1. Employee Lounge.

  (1)Brenda reported an increase in complaints about the employee lounge.

  (2)The complaints included:

  B

  (3)Jamal suggested creating a survey to determine how to best redesign the lounge.

  (4)Rebecca suggested putting a suggestion box in the lounge.

  (5)The committee agreed that a survey would be more systematic and getting more input from employees.

  (6)Michael volunteered to create the survey that he will bring a draft of to the next meeting.

  (7)Oliver volunteers to research the cost of a new microwave and refrigerator.

  (8)The need for more telephones was another complaint about the lounge that was discussed.

  C

  2. Employee Appreciation Day.

  (9)Rebecca reminded the committee that it was time to plan the annual Employee Appreciation Day, we brainstormed several ideas for Appreciation Day activities, including:

  D

  (10)Brenda noted that the company could best show its appreciation by moving quickly improving the lounge.

  (11)The committee have agreed that the survey should be completed before Employee Appreciation Day.

  E

  (13)The

  committee will reconvene next Thursday July 28 at 10 A.M.

  Sentence 5: The committee agreed that a survey would be more systematic and getting more input from employees.

  Which correction should be made to this sentence?

  A.

  Change agreed to agreeing.

  B.

  Insert a comma after survey.

  C.

  Replace getting with get.

  D.

  Delete and.

  E.

  No correction is necessary.

  Correct Answer: C

  This choice creates parallel structure in the sentence, with both verbs (be and get) in the same form to work with the helping verb would. Choice a is incorrect because the memorandum is in past tense. Choice b is incorrect because commas should not be inserted between a subject and verb. Choice d is incorrect because and is necessary to show that there are two benefits from the survey (it is more systematic and it would get more input). Choice e is incorrect because the correction in choice c is necessary.

• Question 59:

  Refer to the following meeting minutes and answer the question.

  Employee Advocate Committee Minutes of Meeting Held:

  July 21, 2005 In Attendance:

  Dakota Mills, Vice President Rebecca Styles, Committee Chairperson Oliver Perez, Committee Secretary

  Brenda Oslowski

  Michael Wen

  Jamal Roberts Absent:

  Anthony Wilkins

  A

  1. Employee Lounge.

  (1)Brenda reported an increase in complaints about the employee lounge.

  (2)The complaints included:

  B

  (3)Jamal suggested creating a survey to determine how to best redesign the lounge.

  (4)Rebecca suggested putting a suggestion box in the lounge.

  (5)The committee agreed that a survey would be more systematic and getting more input from employees.

  (6)Michael volunteered to create the survey that he will bring a draft of to the next meeting.

  (7)Oliver volunteers to research the cost of a new microwave and refrigerator.

  (8)The need for more telephones was another complaint about the lounge that was discussed.

  C

  2. Employee Appreciation Day.

  (9)Rebecca reminded the committee that it was time to plan the annual Employee Appreciation Day, we brainstormed several ideas for Appreciation Day activities, including:

  D

  (10)Brenda noted that the company could best show its appreciation by moving quickly improving the lounge.

  (11)The committee have agreed that the survey should be completed before Employee Appreciation Day.

  E

  (13)The

  committee will reconvene next Thursday July 28 at 10 A.M.

  Sentence 2:

  The complaints include:

  Which revision should be made to this sentence?

  A.

  change the bulleted list to regular text

  B.

  replace malfunctioning with malfunction

  C.

  put the bulleted list items in alphabetical order

  D.

  change a refrigerator that is dirty to a dirty refrigerator

  E.

  replace insufficient locker space with not having enough locker space

  Correct Answer: D

  The items in the list should use the same grammatical pattern (parallel structure), so a refrigerator that is dirty should be a dirty refrigerator to match the adjective, noun pattern of the other items in the list. Choice a is incorrect because the list is more effective as a bulleted list, especially for a business document. Choice b is incorrect because malfunctioning is an adjective and the phrase requires an adjective. Choice c is incorrect because the list does not need to be in alphabetical order (it is probably most effective in order of importance, from the biggest problem to the smallest problem). Choice e is incorrect because the change would destroy parallel structure and add unnecessary words.